underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of
remote control; remote operation
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
an issue being settled; a case being closed
feminization; feminisation
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
short story; short film; short poem
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
supporting role (actor); minor role
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
not knowing what to do with the time one has on one's hand
turban-like hat worn by officials in the Ryūkyū Kingdom